" Everybody faces struggles. Leadership is about encouraging people to keep on trying "
PICK PEOPLE UP WHEN THEY FALL:
It's very easy for a leader to acknowledge and celebrate their team's sue
cesses, particularly when they can share in the glory. The team's good work
reflects well on you as their boss and you'll be easily motivated to share, built
on, sustain and replicate these successes.
Your challenge arises when the opposite happens and one of your team struc-
gles to achieve their goals and might even completely fail. In today's increas-
ingly volatile and complex business environment, struggling and failing are
becoming more common. How will you respond when it happens?
Your Leadership Maturity:
How you react to your team members when they fail at something is an
important measure of your leadership maturity. It can be very easy to simply
become angry, upset and critical and to leave your team member in no doubt
as to what they have done wrong. A wise leader might also be upset but
would quickly switch to a broader strategy of helping the individual to learn,
grow and move forward through:
•Challenging them to accept, ,learn and grow from their experiences and mistakes
•Supporting them to positively move forward and to keep on trying.
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